CHAVEZ v. U.S. I.N.S.

No. CIV.A. 98-1121.

55 F.Supp.2d 555 (1999)

Henry Rivera CHAVEZ v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICES, et al.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Alexandria Division.

March 31, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Rivera Chavez, Avoyelles Parish Jail, Marksville, LA, pro se.

Katherine W Vincent, U.S. Atty's Office, Lafayette, LA, Kathryn W Becnel, U.S. Atty's Office, New Orleans, LA, Tara B Cochran, Office of Rodney M Rabalais, Marksville, LA, for John B Z Caplinger, Janet Reno, Warden Jail of Avoyelles Parish, defendants.


RULING

LITTLE, Chief Judge.

Before this court is the report of the magistrate recommending that we dismiss Chavez' habeas corpus petition. The magistrate states two grounds for dismissal: this court lacks jurisdiction over his claims and his claims are moot because he has been deported. We disagree with the magistrate's mootness recommendation, but agree that we lack jurisdiction over his petition. Chavez...

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